Montana INBRE Research Portfolio
Current Montana INBRE Faculty Research Projects and Student Research Programs (2024-2025)
listed alphebetically by institution
Blackfeet Community College
Betty Henderson-Matthews | Traditional Cultural Practices and Their Place in Today's World | Type: Student Research Program
Carroll College
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Chief Dull Knife College
Dianna Hooker | Building Research Teams for Undergraduates | Type: Student Research Program
Flathead Valley Community College
Mirabai McCarthy | Antiobiotic Potential of Bryophytes, Lichens, and Pteridophytes in Northwest Montana | Type: Student Research Program
Montana State University Billings
David Butler | Undergraduate Research Program and Medical Laboratory Internships | Type: Student Research Program
Madison Collins | Investigating the Modulation of Neutrophil Autophagy by Staphylococcus aureus | Type: Major Research Project
Richard Warner| Discovery and Evaluation of B7-H3 Interacting Proteins in Melanoma Pathology | Type: Major Research Project (Multi-PI collaboration with Joshua Heinemann at MSU)
Jennifer Scroggins |The Influence of Medication Contracts on Health Disparities in Yellowstone County | Type: Pilot Planning Grant
Montana State University - Northern
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Montana State University
Alyssa Evans | Elucidating human microglia responses to encephalitic orthobunyaviruses | Type: Pilot Research Project
Marcy Hanson | Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Congolese Adolescents | Type: Pilot Research Project
Joshua Heinemann | Discovery and Evaluation of B7-H3 Interacting Proteins in Melanoma Pathology | Type: Major Research Project (Multi-PI collaboration with Richard Warner at MSUB)
Nadya Modyanova| Improving Language Comprehension via Gestures in Rural Montana DLD/ASD Children | Type: Major Research Project
Heidi Smith | Real-time Imaging of Transient Protein-protein Interactions in Bacterial Biofilms Using Förster (Fluorescence) Resonance Energy Transfer and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy | Type: Major Research Project
Montana Technological University
Katie Hailer | Undergrad Research, Public Health Internships and Outreach at Montana Tech | Type: Student Research Program
Raja Nagisetty | Montana Statewide Satellite-based Wildfire Hazardous Particulate Early Warning System | Type: Student Research Program
Rocky Mountain College
Amanda Carroll | Assessing the Health Needs of Montana Veterans Using a CBPR Approach | Type: Pilot Research Project
Twylla Kirchen | Sensory Integration in Native American Youth | Type: Major Reserach Project
Stone Child College
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The University of Montana
Katie Holick | Exploring Indigenous Healthcare Experiences in Montana: Shaping Tomorrow's Healthcare Providers with Immersive Training| Type: Pilot Planning Grant
Levi McClelland | Driving forces of Ric-8 regulation of G-protein signaling | Type: Pilot Research Project
Beverly Piggot| pH regulation of neural development | Type: Major Reserach Project
Jennifer Schoffer Closson | Qualitative Inquiry into First Responder Interactions with Autistic Individuals in Montana | Type: Pilot Planning Grant
Jingjing Sun & Anisa Goforth | Supporting Indigenous Children's Mental Health through Community-engaged Research | Type: Major Reserach Project (Multi-PI)
Lucia Williams| Closing the gap between theory and practice on strain-level viral assembly | Type: Major Reserach Project
Former Montana INBRE Faculty Research Projects
Project Leader
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Institution
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Project Title(s)
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Years Active
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Erik Adams
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Montana State University
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2019-2021
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Daniel Autenrieth
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Montana Technological University
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2020 - 2023
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James Becker
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Montana State University
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Quantifying Biomechanical and Functional Deficits When Returning to Activity Following
Bone Stress Injury
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2022 - 2023
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George Belcourt
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Stone Child College
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2021-2024 |
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Diane Bimczok
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Montana State University
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Role of gastric E-cadherin positive and negative dendritic cell subsets in the immune response to H. pylori infection A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: Nitric oxide sensing of Vibrio cholerae in biofilm formation and virulence of the human intestine | Project Type: RAIN Collaboration Grant |
2019-2021
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Robin Bullock
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Montana Technological University
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Use of Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Decision Making (Pilot Planning Grant)
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2023-2024
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Co Carew
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Salish Kootenai College
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2020-2021
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Mary Cloninger
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Montana State University
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Novel Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics using Highly Selective DYRK-1A Ligands
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2022-2023
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Giuseppe Paolo Cortese
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Montana State University - Northern
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Identifying Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s
Disease
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2023-2024
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Kalli Decker
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Montana State University
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2019-2021
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Virgil Dupuis
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Salish Kootenai College
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2019-2022
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Mari Eggers (MT Lead)
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Montana State University
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A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: Improving geospatial environmental
health research with Tribal communities in Montana and New Mexico
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2021 - 2023
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Lynn George
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Montana State University - Billings
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Investigating titin as a novel nucleolar protein (RAIN Collaboration Grant) |
2022-2024
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Joel Graff
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Montana Technological University
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Really Interesting New Gene (RING) Proteins in Antiviral Defence Taking an Immersive Look at the Impact of RING-UIM Proteins on Cellular Processes |
2019-2023
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David Graham
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Montana State University
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2020-2022
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Vernon Grant
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Blackfeet Community College
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2021-2022
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Chelsea Heveran
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Montana State University
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2020-2022
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Alyssa Hahn
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Carroll College
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2021 - 2023
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Terri Hildebrand
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Montana State University - Northern
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2020-2021
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Grant Hokit
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Carroll College
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2019-2023
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Vikki Howard
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Montana State University - Northern
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Feasibility Study of the Good Behavior Game in Native American Youth in Montana
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2019-2020
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Lu Hu
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University of Montana
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2019-2022
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Laura Jennings
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Montana State University
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Epigenetics and Programmed Heterogeneity in Multidrug-resistant Bacteria
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2022-2024
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Margie Kinnersley
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University of Montana
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2021 - 2023
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Catherine Kirkland
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Montana State University
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2020-2022
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Jennifer Lachowiec
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Montana State University
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Prediction of dependable gene promoters for edible plant-based vaccines
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2019-2020
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Erin Landguth
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University of Montana
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2019-2020
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Mary Ellen Larson
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Salish Kootenai College
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Student Program: STEM Academy at SKC
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2019-2020
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Randy Maglinao
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Montana State University - Northern
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Renewable Diesel in Underground Mining
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2022 - 2023
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Alma McCormick
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Messengers for Health
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2021-2022
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Sally Moyce
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Montana State University
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2019 - 2023
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Raja Nagisetty
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Montana Technological University
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2020-2022
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Corey Pew
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Montana State University
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Automated Functional and Mobility Testing for Lower Limb Amputees
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2023-2024
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Matthew Queen
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Montana State University - Billings
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2019-2020
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John Quindry
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University of Montana
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A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: The Effects of Circadian Rhythm Disruption on the Inflammatory Response to Particulate
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2021 - 2023
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Aga Rynda-Apple
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Montana State University
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Determining how immune recognition of virus capsid shapes host susceptibility to BSIs; Identification of an anti-viral signaling pathway initiated by recognition of capsid subunit pattern Understanding the Immune Consequences of Respiratory IDV Infection |
2019-2021
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Patrick Secor
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University of Montana
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Defining the Immunogenicity of Tick Saliva in Mice and Men
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2022 - 2023
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Kelly Shepardson
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Montana State University
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2020-2022
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Laurie Slovarp
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University of Montana
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2019-2022
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Chad Spangler
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Montana State University - Northern
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New Use of Mixed Methods to Study Vitamin D and Respiratory Illness in a Pilot Cohort
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2022-2023
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Aaron Thomas
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University of Montana
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2019 - 2023
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Dong Wang
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University of Montana
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A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: Bio-inspired C-H Bond Functionalization Using Combined Synthetic and Computational
Approaches
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2021 - 2023
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Wendy Westbroek
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Salish Kootenai College
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2019-2020
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Daniel Willems
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Montana State University - Billings
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2022-2024
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